Windows 10: Windows 10: Extensions for Edge to arrive with Redstone in 2016

Windows 10: Extensions for Edge to arrive with Redstone in 2016

...Insiders will likely get to mess with extensions before the summer however, as the Insider Program will likely begin receiving new Redstone builds way before RTM is released to the public. Microsoft will want developers and insiders to test (and develop) extensions within Edge, so when the update launches consumers will already have a number of extensions available for the browser. For those who don’t know, Microsoft is working on a bridge to allow extensions developed for Chrome to be easily ported to Edge with little to no code changes, much like the Project Astoria bridge.We asked Microsoft for a comment, but provided us with a rather vanilla response:

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“We are bringing support for extensions to Microsoft Edge in a future update. Developers who build extensions for other modern browsers using common Web technologies like JavaScript and HTML, will work with Microsoft Edge with little or no code changes.”

Microsoft is still committed to delivering extensions for Edge, but with the feature now several months away, will consumers care by the time they arrive? Once they’re available, Windows 10 will be over a year old. Insiders will get to play with extensions much sooner than that of course, but Insiders are not an accurate representation of the people who use Windows 10 day-to-day, and at this point we don’t know when Microsoft is planning to begin delivering Redstone builds for testing. Perhaps in early 2016, or if we’re lucky, towards the end of this year.

All the article did for me was make me remove the icon from my taskbar. I'll revisit it when Microsoft figures out what they want to do. For now I'll just stick with the plain ole IE11.

@ Coke Robot,

I think MS pretty much knew Edge was a work in progress, which is why they also included IE11 as well. Why they decided to make Edge the default Win 10 browser was/is a bit of a mystery considering it's clearly not ready for prime time. But I do think it (Edge) was included to give users a taste of what's to come with the new browser.

My two cents :)

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Is there any way to enable extensions in Edge? I use a password manager that attaches to browsers (Dashlane). I can't live without it.
I have IE11 and Firefox in my taskbar to use when I need Dashlane's help which is almost always. I want to use...

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